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From: danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com>
Newsgroups: rec.photo.digital
Subject: Re: No DSLRs have Removable Pentaprisms
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 00:23:53 -0000 (UTC)
Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
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In <df4fe3fa50c15589d2f1e112f99fdbed@www.novabbs.com> quadibloc <quadibloc@gmail.com> writes:

>As the title says, as far as I know, there are no DSLRs that let one
>remove the pentaprism, so as to change the focusing screen. Why is that
>a problem?
>Well, on my web site
>http://www.quadibloc.com/
>I recently added a page about the history of some cameras, mainly 35mm
>SLRs;
>http://www.quadibloc.com/other/camint.htm

>And I asked the question... why are DSLRs even a thing? After all, with
>a digital sensor, you can see exactly what you're shooting on a digital
>display on the back of your camera. So why bother with a moving mirror
>and a heavy pentaprism?

If you can't see up close without glasses, watching the
rear screen is painful.  A viwefinder is much easier, esp
if you wind up needing additional diopter correction.

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